Sheikh Abdullah Al-Khalaf, Saudi Quran reciter

Contemporary

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Khalaf عبدالله الخلف

Saudi Quran reciter · Imam, Abdulkarim Al-Shaya Mosque, Hail · recites in Hafs 'an 'Asim.

Also known as: Al-Khalaf · Khalaf · Abdullah Alkhalaf · Abdullah Khalaf · Abdallah Khalaf

Role
Imam, Abdulkarim Al-Shaya Mosque, Hail
Riwayah
Hafs 'an 'Asim
Nationality
Saudi

Biography

Sheikh Abdullah Al-Khalaf is a Saudi Quran reciter and imam of the Abdulkarim Al-Shaya Mosque in Hail, formerly of the Al-Zaid Mosque. He has recorded the complete Quran in the Hafs 'an 'Asim narration.

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Sheikh Abdullah Al-Khalaf is a Saudi Quran reciter.

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Sources

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